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Child health Child healthProtecting and improving the health of children is of fundamental importance Over the past several decades, we have seen dramatic progress in improving the health and reducing the mortality rate of young children Among other encouraging statistics, the number of children dying before the age of 5 was halved from 2000 to 2017, and more mothers and children are surviving today than
Head circumference for age - World Health Organization (WHO) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentile) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 2 years (percentile) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 5 years (percentile)
Deworming in children - World Health Organization (WHO) Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections in humans, caused by a group of parasites commonly referred to as worms, including roundworms, whipworms and hookworms Those living in poverty are most vulnerable to infection which can impair nutritional status by causing:
Length height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO) Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 2 years (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Height-for-age: 2 to 5 years (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel
Malnutrition in children - World Health Organization (WHO) Stunting - Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets or recurrent infections tend to be at greater risk for illness and death Stunting is the result of long-term nutritional deprivation, and often results in delayed mental development, poor school performance and reduced intellectual capacity
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO Child Growth StandardsThis web site presents the WHO Child Growth Standards These standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study The site presents documentation on how the physical growth curves and motor milestone windows of achievement were developed as well as application tools to support implementation of the standards
Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO) Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting, overweight and underweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition The UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) inter-agency group regularly updates the global and regional estimates in prevalence and numbers for each indicator The Joint Child Malnutrition